The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
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Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
People with disabilities have a right to choose where and who they live with. Too many are currently in vulnerable arrangements.
We interviewed people living with disability before and after they moved into purpose-built housing that fosters independence. The change for them was profound and cost-saving.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, La Trobe University
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Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, The University of Melbourne
